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of hearing how wonderful the transportation system is in france, do you know what they're doing in beijing? finally, california will get it right in with this. this project that so many people have talked about will finally start to take shape. the fourth thing we are celebrating go to my first point, leadership. stewardship. we would not be here if it was not the work for willie brown and others. don perotta and his extraordinary work. members of the board of supervisors that have come and gone. past mayors, incredible leadership from caltran, mtc, to all the folks that you see here, and in particular, secretary ray lahood, who stepped up to the plate and follow through on a commitment to steer a significant amount of funds our way. to barbara boxer as well, who has proven it is not just words that create jobs, but follow- through. it is about the leadership and the extension of past mayors, the good work of george miller, all the folks that that in four dimensions. let me conclude by saying that at the end of the day, all of that matters a lot come but it is simply not enough. the only w
of hearing how wonderful the transportation system is in france, do you know what they're doing in beijing? finally, california will get it right in with this. this project that so many people have talked about will finally start to take shape. the fourth thing we are celebrating go to my first point, leadership. stewardship. we would not be here if it was not the work for willie brown and others. don perotta and his extraordinary work. members of the board of supervisors that have come and...
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. >> you have lived internationally, you have lived in cities like new york and beijing, now shanghai. you made a very conscious decision to lend this culture to san francisco as opposed to having it premier as an exhibition at another museum. >> i am very satisfied with the turnout and i lived in new york for 8 years and all of my children were born in new york. i already have the american spirit. i am proud to be here and i really appreciate the spirit of committing to things and being honored and being collaborative. when i flashed back to my career, i think about what an artist can do is a teeny tiny thing. i want to contribute to the hall human society. what art can do is just this tiny bit. >> your invitation has already proven to be a great success and we really look forward to spending time with your sculpture. thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> thank you for being part of this project. >> thank you for watching. join us for future episodes. join us for future episodes. you can so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work
. >> you have lived internationally, you have lived in cities like new york and beijing, now shanghai. you made a very conscious decision to lend this culture to san francisco as opposed to having it premier as an exhibition at another museum. >> i am very satisfied with the turnout and i lived in new york for 8 years and all of my children were born in new york. i already have the american spirit. i am proud to be here and i really appreciate the spirit of committing to things and...
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but it's in beijing where the straddle bus is gaining traction. here desperate times call for desperate measures. a 75-mile backup of cargo trucks outside china's capital has frustrated drivers since mid- august. "if we don't stay in line, we have no way to enter beijing," explains this man. he will need patience. the traffic jam is expected to drag on until december, when road construction is complete. in central beijing, roads to the north, stretching for miles all the way to the south, are packed at all hours of the day. traffic is becoming a defining feature of this city, creating a major headache for those who live here. beijing is investing in public transport-- miles of new subway tunnels, bike lanes, and express bus routes. but there's little political will to break the dependence on cars. >> half of the economy, at least looking at the numbers of the first half of 2010, was built on auto sales and related consumption. >> reporter: 20 years ago, beijing was the kingdom of bicycles. now it has gone car crazy. still, some believe the futuris
but it's in beijing where the straddle bus is gaining traction. here desperate times call for desperate measures. a 75-mile backup of cargo trucks outside china's capital has frustrated drivers since mid- august. "if we don't stay in line, we have no way to enter beijing," explains this man. he will need patience. the traffic jam is expected to drag on until december, when road construction is complete. in central beijing, roads to the north, stretching for miles all the way to the...
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tray beijing which recently topped a survey measuring -- try beijing which recently topped a survey measuring pain where traffic jams last for miles and days. not surprising with a city of 20 million people, but this bright idea called the straddle bus part bus, part train, part moving tunnel could soon solve real traffic nightmares. using a mix of solar power and electricity the bus runs on tracks that can be installed on existing roads allowing small vehicles to drive underneath. the price tag to build the space age bus is $7.4 million it holds up to 1,400 passengers. the bus can reduce 25 to 30% of traffic congestion because it does not occupy road space explains the chinese inventor. the idea is proving an international hit with urban planners from the u.s. to india, but it's beijing where the straddle bus is really gaining traction. here desperate times call for desperate measures. a 75-mile backup of cargo trucks to china's capital has frustrated drivers since mid- august. if we don't stay in line, we have no way to enter beijing explains this man. he'll need patience. the traffic jam i
tray beijing which recently topped a survey measuring -- try beijing which recently topped a survey measuring pain where traffic jams last for miles and days. not surprising with a city of 20 million people, but this bright idea called the straddle bus part bus, part train, part moving tunnel could soon solve real traffic nightmares. using a mix of solar power and electricity the bus runs on tracks that can be installed on existing roads allowing small vehicles to drive underneath. the price...
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so far the chinese media have not mentioned the beijing demonstration. they are focusing instead on china's pro test to the chinese government. it takes the incident seriously but at the same time it appears to be eager to prevent an untimely japan backlash in the country. back to you. >> thanks very much, that was nhk world's susumu shimokawa in beijing. >>> australia has finally resolved its political vacuum more than two weeks after the inclusive election. prime minister julia gillard retains power but she faces difficult challenges ahead. >> thank you. can i say we live in a lively and resilient democracy and it works. we will be held to higher standards of transparency and reform, and it's in that spirit that i approach the task of forming a government. >> gillard secured support from three independent and one green lawmakers to form a thin majority in the hung parliament. gillard's labor party lost its majority in the august 21st vote, despite a robust economy. now, there are concerns australia may be headed toward a political instability. our repo
so far the chinese media have not mentioned the beijing demonstration. they are focusing instead on china's pro test to the chinese government. it takes the incident seriously but at the same time it appears to be eager to prevent an untimely japan backlash in the country. back to you. >> thanks very much, that was nhk world's susumu shimokawa in beijing. >>> australia has finally resolved its political vacuum more than two weeks after the inclusive election. prime minister julia...
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messages online are calling for large-scale anti-japan demonstrations in beijing and other cities on saturday. the day marks the 79th anniversary of a railway explosion in manchuria that led to japan's invasion of china. the internet postings prompted two japanese schools in beijing and tianjin to postpone until next month their sports days that had been scheduled for saturday. the school in tianjin was vandalized, and windows were broken on sunday. the japanese embassy in beijing has posted advice on its website, urging japanese nationals to keep a low profile in crowded public places and to refrain from making noise in japanese-only groups. >>> welcome back to "newsline" business. the yen was finally weakening after the government and the bank of japan moved against the yen. their $24 billion intervention hit foreign exchange markets on wednesday. japan's move came after the dollar dropped to the 82-yen range for the first time in about 15 years on wednesday. the sell-off began in tokyo and carried over into london and new york. at one point the dollar strengthened to the upper 85-
messages online are calling for large-scale anti-japan demonstrations in beijing and other cities on saturday. the day marks the 79th anniversary of a railway explosion in manchuria that led to japan's invasion of china. the internet postings prompted two japanese schools in beijing and tianjin to postpone until next month their sports days that had been scheduled for saturday. the school in tianjin was vandalized, and windows were broken on sunday. the japanese embassy in beijing has posted...
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from a boycott or beijing china. or let's get some more on the story right now we're joined by a doctor. from the moscow state university of international relations good to see you so as we've just heard russia will soon be piping oil and gas into china on that subject you think it's russia no longer concerned about tough competition in europe as a diversified as it supplies further east. while i think russia is concerned with the situation in europe how other are the situations in this two regions are quite different now the situation is in europe is quite subtle and we are not with the sing off gas or oil wars this direction right now however with the china china we see it some controversial issues. yes we did agree about all supplies and we did agree about gas supplies but we should remember quite well the china is also the r.c. flying its suppliers not only russia is they are supplying its supplies and we know that china is building very good relations with central asian states with australia with salva stations
from a boycott or beijing china. or let's get some more on the story right now we're joined by a doctor. from the moscow state university of international relations good to see you so as we've just heard russia will soon be piping oil and gas into china on that subject you think it's russia no longer concerned about tough competition in europe as a diversified as it supplies further east. while i think russia is concerned with the situation in europe how other are the situations in this two...
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the japanese embassy in beijing says niwa responded by saying that japan cannot accept any blame for e incident. >>> china remains noncommittal to requests from japan for the country to review its decision to cut rare earth metal exports. a delegation from the japan/china economic association met senior officials of the chinese ministry of industry and information technology in beijing on tuesday. the delegation included hiromasa yonekura, chairman of the keidanren of the japan business feration and toyota motos chairman. they asked him to reviewis decision to cut exports of rare earth metals on a large scale. the delegation also proposed technological exchanges regarding pollution caused by rare earth metal production and also proposed the setting up of a panel of government and private sector experts to discuss ways to tackle such pollution. chinese officials said they would like japan to try to diversify imports of rare earth metals by contacting other countries that produced the metals such as canada and the united states. previously, japan's foreign minister had asked the chines
the japanese embassy in beijing says niwa responded by saying that japan cannot accept any blame for e incident. >>> china remains noncommittal to requests from japan for the country to review its decision to cut rare earth metal exports. a delegation from the japan/china economic association met senior officials of the chinese ministry of industry and information technology in beijing on tuesday. the delegation included hiromasa yonekura, chairman of the keidanren of the japan...
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try beijing. re¢ly topped a survey measuring commuter pain and where traffic jambs can stretch for miles and last for days not surprising in a city with 4.5 million vehicles for 20 million people. this bright idea called straddle bus, part bus part train part moving tunnel could soon solve real traffic nightmares using a mix of solar power and electricity it runs on tracks installed on existing roads allowing small vehicles to drive underneath the price tag to build it is $7.4 million holds up to 1400 passengers. >> the bus can produce 25 to 30% of traffic congestion because it doesn't occupy road space explains the chinese inventor the idea is proving an international hit with urban planners from the u.s. to india, beijing where the straddle bus is really gaining traction. here, desperate times call for desperate measures, 75-mile back up of cargo trucks outside china's capital has frustrated drivers since mid-august. if we don't stay in line we have no way to enter beijing says this man. he wil
try beijing. re¢ly topped a survey measuring commuter pain and where traffic jambs can stretch for miles and last for days not surprising in a city with 4.5 million vehicles for 20 million people. this bright idea called straddle bus, part bus part train part moving tunnel could soon solve real traffic nightmares using a mix of solar power and electricity it runs on tracks installed on existing roads allowing small vehicles to drive underneath the price tag to build it is $7.4 million holds up...
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hello and welcome to cross talk about the politics of reset beijing in washington and the rise of the multilateral world. to discuss the reset of relations in many different countries and parts of the world i'm joined by thomas graham he's senior director at kissinger associates also we have john nesbitt he is the co-author of the bestselling book china megatrends eight pillars of a new society and we also have doris nesbitt she's the director of the nesbitt china institute i want to go to you first. we hear the term reset people obviously go to the united states and russia but i'd like to pose before we get to that reset if it's real or not real the greatest reset in international relations in the last twenty years since the end of the cold war is the new engagement that russia and china have which is quite remarkable ok so i want to talk about this triad a little bit here but first you know let's look at the reset is real and then we'll put china into it is the reset real or is it just a media event just for both sides to say it can't go on like this we really do have to talk to eac
hello and welcome to cross talk about the politics of reset beijing in washington and the rise of the multilateral world. to discuss the reset of relations in many different countries and parts of the world i'm joined by thomas graham he's senior director at kissinger associates also we have john nesbitt he is the co-author of the bestselling book china megatrends eight pillars of a new society and we also have doris nesbitt she's the director of the nesbitt china institute i want to go to you...
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korea i'm joined by donald kirk in seoul he's a correspondent for the christian science monitor in beijing we have victor gao a director of the china national association of international studies and an exit or we go to aid in foster carter honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern korea at the university of leeds and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger if i first can go to you aden you wrote an article today in today's f.t. titled harsh realities for north korea's unseen air and you write stability is far from guaranteed three major fault lines struggles for power policy disputes hawks versus doves and if anyone will align with it internationally can a twenty seven twenty eight year old man just made into a general has no military experience to tackle any of these problems. i think i would say rather him than me it will be very difficult for him and much will hinge on whatever abilities we he has which we simply don't know and also his relationships with other people like his his powerful uncle and so on but i think it's important to stress that there are thes
korea i'm joined by donald kirk in seoul he's a correspondent for the christian science monitor in beijing we have victor gao a director of the china national association of international studies and an exit or we go to aid in foster carter honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern korea at the university of leeds and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger if i first can go to you aden you wrote an article today in today's f.t. titled harsh realities for north korea's...
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shamelessly low prices and high turnover areas like this one in beijing manisha transformed themselves from shanty towns into glitzy shopping quarters also helping china to surpass germany as russia's largest trading partner last year. the. bomb and ceremony commensurate with the trade volumes meeting for the fifth time this year presidents of russia and china both stressed the strategic importance of their alliance. russia and china are committed to strategic partnership concerning all issues it helps our countries to adjust to a constantly changing geopolitical situation we have good coordination concerning the international agenda and regional issues. oiling the joints of diplomatic reality our russian hydrocarbons about four hundred thousand barrels of russian crude crosses the border each day when these pipeline the first between the two neighbors reaches its full capacity next year the amount will triple along russia among other things diversified supply markets overweight from western europe. have these alliances not without reservations over the recent years russia scaled back
shamelessly low prices and high turnover areas like this one in beijing manisha transformed themselves from shanty towns into glitzy shopping quarters also helping china to surpass germany as russia's largest trading partner last year. the. bomb and ceremony commensurate with the trade volumes meeting for the fifth time this year presidents of russia and china both stressed the strategic importance of their alliance. russia and china are committed to strategic partnership concerning all issues...
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and beijing, 23 for your high. let's move on to central america because we have a tropical storm talk about right now. this is tropical storm matthew, that will be this system here. it continues to move very, very close to making landfall in either nicaragua or honduras. it is hard to tell where the models right now, but nonetheless, it is going to bring very strong winds, heavy, heavy rains as well as, of course, high storm surges as well. so here is a look at the next 24 hours, 48 hours, rather, of rain, some places picking up over 200, maybe even 300 millimeters or more. so this really ups the risks of landslides, flash flooding, and the like. now, on to the rest of north america, very strong system across eastern canada here. that will also bring some cooler weather into the eastern united states. although it is dry right now and very warm for the east coast. i'll show you that in a second. interior portions of the u.s., really quiet right now, but as we head further to the west, you can see this area of pink h
and beijing, 23 for your high. let's move on to central america because we have a tropical storm talk about right now. this is tropical storm matthew, that will be this system here. it continues to move very, very close to making landfall in either nicaragua or honduras. it is hard to tell where the models right now, but nonetheless, it is going to bring very strong winds, heavy, heavy rains as well as, of course, high storm surges as well. so here is a look at the next 24 hours, 48 hours,...
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as exxon boyko has more from beijing. president hu and president medvedev are going to attend a completion ceremony for the chinese section of the first oil pipeline to link the two neighbors the talks. began about fifteen years ago but the construction was only able to begin back in two thousand and nine overall relationship between russia and china could hardly be better at this moment both economically and politically the trade between the kids has reached forty billion dollars in fact in two thousand and nine china for the first time surpassed your own money as russia's largest trading partner politically the key countries are also doing pretty good but both leaders have already stressed today dad they are going to take the relationship to a new level in fact they trade turnover is expected to increase up and up to about fifty billion dollars this year but there definitely is some sharp corners for example it is weapons trade you know back in the ninety's china was the leading buyer of russian of weaponry in fact at s
as exxon boyko has more from beijing. president hu and president medvedev are going to attend a completion ceremony for the chinese section of the first oil pipeline to link the two neighbors the talks. began about fifteen years ago but the construction was only able to begin back in two thousand and nine overall relationship between russia and china could hardly be better at this moment both economically and politically the trade between the kids has reached forty billion dollars in fact in...
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is excited boy who has more from beijing. that bunch of agreements many of them dealing with cooperation in the area of an edgy for example they signed a technical contract to build a distant nuclear reactors here in china by russian specialists in addition to another two that russia completed earlier they too have also agreed to continue their cooperation in the area of power generation and in call and to leaders are expected to attend a special completion ceremony for the chinese section of the child safety ran pipeline that will be the first pipeline to link the two giant neighbors and that will bring russian crude from its inside berates you know more than chinese provinces but on the top of all these contracts they also signed a broad political declaration and the reach they clutch to continue supporting each other on the international arena they also called for the creation of what they called a new democratic world order that's will be based on equality for all the same rule for all and that will be void of what they a
is excited boy who has more from beijing. that bunch of agreements many of them dealing with cooperation in the area of an edgy for example they signed a technical contract to build a distant nuclear reactors here in china by russian specialists in addition to another two that russia completed earlier they too have also agreed to continue their cooperation in the area of power generation and in call and to leaders are expected to attend a special completion ceremony for the chinese section of...
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try beijing. recently topped a survey measuring commuter pain and where traffic jams can stretch for miles and last for days. not surprising in a city with 4.5 million vehicles for 20 million people. but this bright idea called the straddle bus, part bus part train part moving tunnel, could soon solve real traffic nightmares. >> using a mix of solar power and electricity the bus runs on tracks that can be installed on existing roads, allowing small vehicles to drive underneath the price tag to build it is $7.4 million. and it holds up to 1400 passengers. >> the bus can reduce 25 to 30% of traffic congestion because it doesn't occupy road space excleans the inventor. the idea is proving an international hit with urban planners from the u.s. to india but beijing where the straddle bus is gaining traction here desperate times call for desperate measures, a 75-mile back up of cargo trucks has frustrated drivers since mid- august. >> if we don't stitch in line we have no way to enter beijing. he will n
try beijing. recently topped a survey measuring commuter pain and where traffic jams can stretch for miles and last for days. not surprising in a city with 4.5 million vehicles for 20 million people. but this bright idea called the straddle bus, part bus part train part moving tunnel, could soon solve real traffic nightmares. >> using a mix of solar power and electricity the bus runs on tracks that can be installed on existing roads, allowing small vehicles to drive underneath the price...
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in two days, we are launching a traveling exhibit in beijing at the beijing arts center. we were rebuilding those and they never translated -- we have translated into chinese more. many of them focused on animals that will go extinct if we can -- if people continue to purchase traditional chinese medicine that uses animals. we want to focus on the critical habitats that they need to survive and on the issues that you might not even realize that are disappearing. how can we protect it if we don't even see it as existing food for many of the songbirds we knew as children -- how can be protected if we don't see it as existing? many of the songbirds that we knew as children are disappearing. we will start this thing up in a second. or will read to you the beginning intro, every 20 minutes the peace repeats with the same intro and the same conclusion with a different sound and a different background. it starts with what is missing. pieces that have gone extinct, species that will go extinct in our lifetime, the species that we will never know. on average, any 20 minutes, a spe
in two days, we are launching a traveling exhibit in beijing at the beijing arts center. we were rebuilding those and they never translated -- we have translated into chinese more. many of them focused on animals that will go extinct if we can -- if people continue to purchase traditional chinese medicine that uses animals. we want to focus on the critical habitats that they need to survive and on the issues that you might not even realize that are disappearing. how can we protect it if we...
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the last time she ran for her country was at the beijing olympics as a sprinter. in this male-dominated society, she's one of 406 women standing for the 200 seats in parliament. despite her inexperience, she is confident of her success. >> if this election is transparent and fair, i'm sure those people who wanted me to stand will vote for me. i think i can get plenty of votes. >> there is hardly an inch of kabul where you can't see her posters. she came last in beijing, but it gives hope to some. >> i'm going to vote for this candidate because she is young and she might help the youth of this country. >> i do not know who is this lady who just passed by. it's good to vote for someone you know. how can i say something about her when i do not know her? >> back at her headquarters, they are readying more forces. some candidates have received death threats from the taliban. >> yes, i've been threatened. every night i put up my posters but the next morning they are gone. every day people tell me they've heard i've been killed or injured. >> despite the threat, she says
the last time she ran for her country was at the beijing olympics as a sprinter. in this male-dominated society, she's one of 406 women standing for the 200 seats in parliament. despite her inexperience, she is confident of her success. >> if this election is transparent and fair, i'm sure those people who wanted me to stand will vote for me. i think i can get plenty of votes. >> there is hardly an inch of kabul where you can't see her posters. she came last in beijing, but it gives...
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it will feel much nicer outside. 22 in seoul. 25 in beijing and around 19 degrees in e. on to north america. some severe storms are going to be starting to make their way felt across parts of the lower midwest into anywhere from kansas to wisconsin right here. that frontal boundary moving on through. it's going to be very potent, and behind it we have a lot more moisture, and why is that? well, a tropical depression is actually moving its way, pushing in moisture into the four corners region, and you can see that rain just scoots its way up in towards the northern plains. it will be particularly heavy over the next 24 hours. now, the east coast, southeast warm, dry, still summery. temperatures in the 30s for parts of new york, washington, atlanta, all the way into houston as well. behind that front though, much, much more reasonable 18 in seattle and 10 degrees, a little chilly, in winnipeg. last, let's take a look at europe today. no complaints across continental europe. you're looking at mild, fine, dry, and sunny weather. now, where it's not going to be so nice is in
it will feel much nicer outside. 22 in seoul. 25 in beijing and around 19 degrees in e. on to north america. some severe storms are going to be starting to make their way felt across parts of the lower midwest into anywhere from kansas to wisconsin right here. that frontal boundary moving on through. it's going to be very potent, and behind it we have a lot more moisture, and why is that? well, a tropical depression is actually moving its way, pushing in moisture into the four corners region,...
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market players say the yuan upside will be capped at 2% this year as beijing aims to minimize an impact on its export industry. >>> the japanese government filed a complaint against canada for unfairing subsidizing its solar energy sector. the ontario government is planning to increase their ratio next year. japan said the subsidies are not fair to japanese solar panel makers operating in canada and says they violate wto rules, which ban unfair treatment of imported products. japan says it will ask the organization to establish a committee of experts to resolve the case if agreement through talks is not reached between the two countries. the government says it has taken that case to the wto to prevent the rise of protectionism in environmental-related industries. the solar energy sector is forecast to see substantial growth. the united states and the european union are expected to file complaints. >>> prime minister kan has asked california governor arnold schwarzenegger to invest in japan's bullet train system for the united states' plans transportation system. he said there had been n
market players say the yuan upside will be capped at 2% this year as beijing aims to minimize an impact on its export industry. >>> the japanese government filed a complaint against canada for unfairing subsidizing its solar energy sector. the ontario government is planning to increase their ratio next year. japan said the subsidies are not fair to japanese solar panel makers operating in canada and says they violate wto rules, which ban unfair treatment of imported products. japan...
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but it's shamelessly low prices and high turnover areas like this one in beijing managed to transform themselves from shanty towns into glitzy shopping quarters also helping china to surprise.
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. >> reporter: beijing's countermeasures took aim at the heart of the japanese economy. china blocked exports to japan of so-called rare earth elements -- key components of high-tech manufactured items from iphones, wind mills and computer hard drives to sophisticated military equipment. china controls an estimated 97% of the world's current market in these rare earth elements. >> frankly, these stories about the rare exports being held up to japan is a kind of leverage that i thought went out with the cold war 20 years. so i would characterize it as a harsh reaction, unnecessary in terms of the japanese overall goodwill toward china. >> reporter: reagan era defense department official michael pillsbury says he was surprised by china's move. >> the old school of thought about china was that they would be modest in their rise as a world leader. they would not provoke difficulties with other countries, just bide our time and build up slowly. that was xiaoping's guidance for a long time. so it's a surprise to see them be this assertive, shall we say, on the world stage. >>
. >> reporter: beijing's countermeasures took aim at the heart of the japanese economy. china blocked exports to japan of so-called rare earth elements -- key components of high-tech manufactured items from iphones, wind mills and computer hard drives to sophisticated military equipment. china controls an estimated 97% of the world's current market in these rare earth elements. >> frankly, these stories about the rare exports being held up to japan is a kind of leverage that i...
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chinese president hu jintao met with myanmar's military leader, general tan shwai, in beijing. chi china's state-1 news agency reported his government backs myanmar's efforts to reconcile the nation through election. observers say the myanmar government will assert the legitimacy of the election and defy criticisms from the international community now that it has approval of china its, economic partner. >>> china's vice premier lee ku chang says his consider will consider accepting advanced japanese technology to tackle pollution caused by rare earth metal production. lee made the remark in a meeting with visiting japanese business leaders in beijing on wednesday. the vice premier said that developed countries have strategies to capture markets using advanced technologies. he said that it will take time for his nation to learn those technologies. the japanese business allegation is visiting china to urge the country to review its decision to cut exports of the metals, which would affect high-tech production by japanese firms. china accounts for more than 90% of the world's outp
chinese president hu jintao met with myanmar's military leader, general tan shwai, in beijing. chi china's state-1 news agency reported his government backs myanmar's efforts to reconcile the nation through election. observers say the myanmar government will assert the legitimacy of the election and defy criticisms from the international community now that it has approval of china its, economic partner. >>> china's vice premier lee ku chang says his consider will consider accepting...
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another first was the summit meeting with the chinese leader outside the capital in beijing. >> the first footage was broadcast by china's state-run tv network on august 30th, after he wrapped up his five-day visit. kim went to a junior high school attended by his late father, kim il sung. the next day kim moved to the provisional capital where he had a long meeting with the chinese president, hu jintao. chinese media reported that president hu reiterated the need to resume the stalled six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. they reported that kim said that his staff of seeking a nuclear free peninsula remains unchanged, and he expressed hope for an early resumption of the talks. there is speculation that kim held talks with chinese officials ahead of a meeting of north korea's ruling workers party with his third son may be deemed his successor. it is not clear, however, if kim jong un accompanied his father to china. >> we're now joined by our beijing correspondent. what significance did kim's visit have for china and north korea? >> the official reason for the visit was that k
another first was the summit meeting with the chinese leader outside the capital in beijing. >> the first footage was broadcast by china's state-run tv network on august 30th, after he wrapped up his five-day visit. kim went to a junior high school attended by his late father, kim il sung. the next day kim moved to the provisional capital where he had a long meeting with the chinese president, hu jintao. chinese media reported that president hu reiterated the need to resume the stalled...
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the japanese embassy in beijing says he responded by saying that japan cannot accept any blame for the incident. >>> tropical storm malou is about to make landfall on the west coast of central japan. we have an update now. >> that's right. we are starting to see heavy rain erupting in tokyo as well as a storm system that has been with us for the past several days bringing torrential downpours and strong winds in southern japan. let's take a look at the situation in western japan taken from earlier this morning. you can see commuters really contending with the heavy downpours as well as strong winds. about 200 millimeters are said to have accumulated in some areas. 240 millimeters have been recorded in one area. really staggering amounts and these are conditions we are expecting to see here in central japan as well. now the storm system is going to be making landfall in a couple hours' time. it has weakened quite a bit, maximum wind speeds 65 kilometers per hour, barely a tropical storm now. it will make its way eastward and then making its way to the south of tokyo in the next 24 hours
the japanese embassy in beijing says he responded by saying that japan cannot accept any blame for the incident. >>> tropical storm malou is about to make landfall on the west coast of central japan. we have an update now. >> that's right. we are starting to see heavy rain erupting in tokyo as well as a storm system that has been with us for the past several days bringing torrential downpours and strong winds in southern japan. let's take a look at the situation in western japan...
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as for highs, we're looking at 23 in beijing. 19 for ulan bator. 37 in chongqing. still another hot day for you. also quite steamy in taipei at 34. now, across the americas and mexico, southern mexico, that is, right here, dealing with the hurricane system, hurricane carl, getting ready to make its second landfall on mexico. it was a tropical storm system when it hit the yucatan peninsula. but now it's definitely strengthened. currently a category 1 hurricane. but there is the chance that it could strengthen further over the next couple of hours. by the time it makes landfall sometime friday, right along the coast of veracruz, it could become a major hurricane. so we really need to keep an eye on the development of carl and definitely take precautions against the incoming storm system and definitely rhinefall will will be affecting you and strong winds. then there's a chance of mudslides as well as coastal flooding. now, out toward the atlantic, too, plenty more systems to talk about. hurricane julia currently a category 1 hurricane, and then hurricane igor, this o
as for highs, we're looking at 23 in beijing. 19 for ulan bator. 37 in chongqing. still another hot day for you. also quite steamy in taipei at 34. now, across the americas and mexico, southern mexico, that is, right here, dealing with the hurricane system, hurricane carl, getting ready to make its second landfall on mexico. it was a tropical storm system when it hit the yucatan peninsula. but now it's definitely strengthened. currently a category 1 hurricane. but there is the chance that it...
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on a boycott reports from beijing china towns have long become a permanent fixture of many trouble this is but here in china you would normally find a russian district.
on a boycott reports from beijing china towns have long become a permanent fixture of many trouble this is but here in china you would normally find a russian district.
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is in beijing for us. chinatowns have long become a permanent fixture of many metropolises but here in china you would normally find a russian district in their place sprawling all across the country their track thousands of vendors on a hunt for knock offs since you were there when there was a here it used to be an open market with rows of counters only recently they built everything at our expense if i may say so. but it's shamelessly low prices and high turnover areas like this one in beijing manisha transformed themselves from shanty towns into glitzy shopping quarters also helping china to surprise germany.
is in beijing for us. chinatowns have long become a permanent fixture of many metropolises but here in china you would normally find a russian district in their place sprawling all across the country their track thousands of vendors on a hunt for knock offs since you were there when there was a here it used to be an open market with rows of counters only recently they built everything at our expense if i may say so. but it's shamelessly low prices and high turnover areas like this one in...